He’s a Keeper of the Fire Songtext
von Buffy Sainte‐Marie

He′s as heavy as a lead weight, baby
He's as skinny as a wire
He′s a prophet of a new day, baby
He's a keeper of the fire

He's got a funny kinda voodoo, baby
You oughta see him at the zoo
He′s got a heavy kinda hoodoo, baby
And he can lay it on you

He can say it like an angel, baby
He can say it like a blowhorn
He can see a-seven devils, baby
And never even give a whole turn


Been haunted like a razor, baby
He′s been tested in the blood
He's a walker on the hot coals, baby
And he′s a-heavenly bound

I saw him walkin' in the valley, baby
I could see him through the trees
I saw him talkin′ to the moon there, baby
He was walkin' on his knees

He can play it like a rainbow, baby
He can play it like a clown
He can play it like a river, baby
And he can follow you down

He′s as heavy as a lead weight, baby
He's as skinny as a wire
He's a prophet of a new day, baby
He′s a keeper of the fire